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Beyond the call of duties. U.S. President Donald Trump announces his new steel and aluminium tariffs won't be applied to Canada and Mexico, for the time being — but we're not out of the metal woods yet.

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Struggling to understand. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh admits to sharing platforms with those who advocate political violence, but says it was always about promoting understanding and inclusion. (Correction: In our interview with John Kiriakou, he states that Gina Haspel oversaw a black site CIA prison while suspected al-Qaeda extremist Abu Zubayda ...…

Beyond the call of duties. U.S. President Donald Trump announces his new steel and aluminium tariffs won't be applied to Canada and Mexico, for the time being — but we're not out of the metal woods yet.

Talks on toxin. Investigators say it was a nerve agent that left a former Russian spy clinging to life in a British hospital — and tonight, an expert tells us how such poisons are administered, and who might be responsible.

Mystery repeats itself. At this point, no one's sure whether a former Russian spy in critical condition was poisoned — and even Marina Litvinenko, whose husband Alexander was likely murdered by the Kremlin, is being cautious.

Worst case scenario. A new report says Thunder Bay police ignored important leads during their investigation into the death of an Indigenous man — and the chief of Rainy River First Nation says that means the police chief should step down.

Gun-shy. After pressure from its members, Mountain Equipment Co-Op announces it will no longer carry brands owned by a Utah company — because, along with water bottles, it makes rapid-fire semi-automatic rifles.

Rebel with a lot of cows. Jeff Peters fought back when the Harper government closed Canada's prison farms, so he's over the moon that the Liberals are re-opening them — and he'll supply some of the cattle.

Growth, or growth misconduct? After a new budget heavy on promoting gender equality and boosting productivity, As It Happens speaks with a Liberal who says it's money well spent — and a Conservative who is concerned it's money mismanaged.

ALICE shatters wonderland. That's ALICE as in Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evaluate — and when our guest attended a training session on what that active-shooter program teaches young kids, she was shocked.

Now for Plan Bibi. So far, Benjamin Netanyahu's strategy is to refuse to step down, after police recommend he face charges of bribery and fraud — but our guest says this time, the Israeli Prime Minister's resilience may fail him.

Peer pressure. After Gerald Stanley is acquitted of killing Colten Boushie, his family demands justice — and Ottawa reviews the rules that allowed a jury with no visibly Indigenous members to deliberate.

A different inside story. Sean Moore is back home in Canada after spending several weeks in the hands of a Syrian Al Qaeda cell — and unlike his travelling companion, who I spoke with last night, Mr. Moore tells us he was tortured.

From bad to worse — to safe. Today, a Canadian woman and her friend were released after a terrible ordeal: they went to Lebanon to get her children from her ex-husband — and wound up being detained by an Al-Qaeda group.

Dog day after Nunes. There's been a lot of barking since the release of Devin Nunes's long-awaited memo criticising the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice — but our guest says it doesn't prove what Republicans said it would.

Cutting an un-fine figure. The City of Halifax votes to put the statue of its founder in storage — and the Mi'kmaq historian who raised the issue of Edward Cornwallis's racist record 30 years ago is celebrating.

Take us to our leader. Less than 48 hours after Patrick Brown's abrupt resignation, the Ontario PC Party appoints an interim leader -- and then announces that within 2 months, it will let its 200-thousand members decide.

Brown out. After two women accuse him of sexual misconduct, Patrick Brown abruptly resigns as the leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives — leaving a power vacuum, just months before a provincial election.

For years, he was free to abuse patients who trusted him. But Larry Nassar won't be ever be free again — today, the former doctor for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison.

Brothers up in arms. Well, the twins themselves aren't upset that only one has been granted U.S. citizenship, because they're toddlers -- but one of their fathers is suing the State Department over a policy he says discriminates against same-sex couples.

A rude awakening. To end the shutdown in the U.S. Congress, the Democrats abandon their demands that so-called DREAM-ers be protected — which leaves our guest — whose status expired yesterday — feeling abandoned.

The acquittal doesn't erase the anguish. Three rail workers are found not guilty of criminal negligence for the deadly disaster in Lac Megantic — but the lawyer for the train's engineer says his client is still devastated.

The sum of all fears. Months after two men disappeared in Toronto's gay village, city police confirm that they've charged a suspect with first-degree murder. Police think they may have a serial killer on their hands.

It's hard to see what the problem is. And the fact that it's so hard to see is what makes the toxic stuff leaking from an oil tanker in the East China Sea such a problem — one our guest says could do severe environmental damage.

"We are dying." A First Nation in Alberta sends out a cry for help, after at least nine people kill themselves in less than two months — and as a local mental health worker tells us, his phone won't stop ringing.

Spring forward, spring back. Protests in Tunisia sparked the Arab Spring in 2011 -- now that Tunisians are back on the streets, our guest hopes these new demonstrations will bring the improvements the last ones didn't.By podcasting@cbc.ca.

Trading insults. In a new complaint with the World Trade organisation, Canada says U.S. trade duties are bad for Canada -- whereas the U.S. says that for Canada to complain about those duties is bad for Canada.By podcasting@cbc.ca.

Fleeing the place he fled to. One year ago, we spoke to a Syrian teacher and activist who abandoned his home in Aleppo for Idlib province -- and now, with pro-government forces moving in, he says he may have to run for his life again.By podcasting@cbc.ca.

A means to his chosen end. He wanted to die at home -- and now, after the nursing home where he lived refused to allow that, a BC doctor is facing a formal complaint for helping Barry Hyman get his wish.By podcasting@cbc.ca.

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